MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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